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Chinese+English=Chinglish（中文+英語=中式英語），中式英語有真偽之分，“偽”是指畸變的山寨英語，是生硬翻譯後出現的笑話；“真”是指真正有文化內涵，有助於中西方文化的融合的語言。對山寨英語，應殺無赦；對充滿文化內涵的正宗中式英語，應該像對待遺產一樣加以保護。

“中式英語”即Chinglish，指的是帶有中文語音、語法、詞匯特色的英語，是一種洋涇浜語言，是漢語及英語的英文混合而成的合體字。

學習者在寫作中往往先用漢語打腹稿，或列出中文提綱，再把漢語一句句機械地轉換成英語，帶有明顯的漢語痕跡，因而不能被以英語為母語者所接受。

以上是百度百科對“中式英語”的解釋。

Chinglish，到底是需要保衛還是清算？當我們有瞭無需為Chinglish感到尷尬的文化自信，或許還該擁有讓Chinglish真正有生命力的文化創意。

當官方視中式英語為洪水猛獸時，民間和國外對Chinglish的看法倒是頗為寬容，Chinglish甚至還參與瞭評選、有瞭粉絲和狂熱的追隨者。　　Chinglish就這樣以一種特別的方式流行著，讓它看起來就像是一場有創意的“錯誤”。

今年5月份，國內某網站的《十大爆笑中式英語投票》，7000多人的投票結果，篩選出以下人們認為最好玩、最有特色的中式英語。在國人眼裡，這些看起來的小錯誤小尷尬，不僅擁有讓人捧腹大笑的喜感，同樣還擁有語言文化上的精彩。甚至有網友在票選後留言：“英語來到瞭中國，融入中國的東西有什麼不可以，如果人人開口都要求地道純正，這得少瞭多少精彩啊。”　　NO.1 Good good study, day day up。好好學習，天天向上

NO.2 How are you ? How old are you?怎麼是你，怎麼老是你？

NO.3 You have seed. I will give you some color to see see. Brothers！Together up! 你有種，我要給你點顏色瞧瞧，兄弟們，一起上！　　NO.4 You ask me，me ask who？你問我，我問誰？　　NO.5 We two who and who?咱倆誰跟誰？

NO.6 No three no four。不三不四　　NO.7 Horse horse tiger tiger馬馬虎虎　　NO.8 One car come, one car go, two car pengpeng, one car died!關於一場車禍的描述　　NO.9 people mountain people sea人山人海

NO.10 If you want money, I have no; if you want life, I have one!要錢沒有，要命一條

 

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兩位英國大作傢的後人決定攜手合作，為小朋友奉獻兩本童書。 　　《魔戒》作者JRR·托爾金的長孫邁克爾·托爾金現在也從文，做詩人。他將執筆，根據他爺爺當年講的故事，寫出兩本新的奇幻故事書。 　　傑拉爾德·狄更斯則是19世紀文豪查爾斯·狄更斯的曾曾曾孫，雖不從文，卻可獻聲，將托爾金傢的故事書念出來，錄成有聲書，讓小朋友聽。 　　英國廣播公司援引出版商——泰晤士河出版社的消息說，第一本書名叫《心願》（Wish），脫胎於某位女作傢弗洛倫絲·鮑恩（Florence Bone）1923年的故事書《玫瑰色的心願》（The Rose-Coloured Wish），講兩個小朋友用一個壞巫師的心願石鏈，來拯救傢鄉的山谷，不料中途遇險。 　　20世紀四五十年代，老托爾金還是小朋友的時候，瞭解瞭這個故事，後來他有瞭兒，又有瞭孫，就先後講給兩代寶寶聽。 　　邁克爾·托爾金說，他決定向這個被遺忘的故事致敬，“為原作的精神披一件新衣。” 　　第二本書名叫《彩虹》（Rainbow），同樣出自鮑恩女士，藍本為其1910年的小說《彩虹的另一面》（The Other Side of the Rainbow）。 　　傑拉爾德·狄更斯說：“《心願》是個超越時代的故事，今後多年都將受到小朋友們的喜愛。邁克爾·托爾金已經用敘事詩讓它重獲生命。”

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今年是兔年，在中國的文化中，兔子總跟“膽小、溫順、乖巧”聯系在一起。在英語中，兔子有rabbit、bunny、hare三種表達，那麼英語中的兔子形象跟漢語中的有什麼差別呢？ 1. Each time they asked him a question, he was like a rabbit caught in the headlights. 每次他們問他什麼問題，他就像受瞭驚嚇的兔子一般呆立在那兒。 2. The Greens have ten children. They really breed like rabbits. 格林傢有十個孩子，他們可真能生！ 3. The governor pulled a rabbit out of a hat by putting together a budget without increasing taxes. 州長突然想出瞭解決問題的辦法，不用增加稅收就能平衡預算。 4. All these screaming children are driving me mad as a March hare. 這些尖叫的孩子快把我逼瘋瞭！ 5. Now's your chance. Do it! Quick like a bunny! 現在你的機會來瞭！去吧！快點！ 6. Most of the snow bunnies come here to socialize. 大部分來學滑雪的女孩實際上都是來找男朋友的。 7. Her computer crashed an hour ago and she's lost a morning's work - she's not a happy bunny. 她的電腦一小時前死機瞭，一上午做的東西全不見瞭，她煩著呢！ 8. I am not going to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. I must act for her. 我不會兩邊都討好，我得為她說話。 9. No matter what people's reaction is, she just rabbits on. 不管別人有什麼反應，她隻是說個不停。 10. The old lady has rabbit ears. 那個老太太愛打聽閑事。

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1. Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. 動物真是合意的朋友啊，它們啥都不問，啥也不吐槽。--George Eliot 2. Job is an acronym for "Just Over Broke." 工作(job)就是“比破產強一點(Just Over Broke)”的縮寫。 3. A: “你爸叫什麼名字？” B： “蔣英宇。” A: “What's your father's name." 4. Don't play stupid with me...I'm better at it. 別和我裝傻，這個我更擅長。 5. Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them. 甭向別人倒苦水瞭。20%的人根本不會在意，另外的80%正因你的痛苦而偷樂呢。 6. I can only please one person per day. Today isn't your day...and tomorrow doesn't look good either。我每天隻取悅一個人。今天輪不到你，明天貌似也不樂觀。 7. 人們都說，COMPLETE 和 FINISH這兩個單詞沒有區別。其實，區別不是一般的大噢！If you marry the right person, you are COMPLETE. 如果你嫁對瞭人，人生就完整瞭。 If you marry the wrong one, you are FINISHED! 如果你嫁錯瞭人，人生就玩完瞭！ 8. When guys get jealous, it's kinda cute. When girls get jealous，World War III is about to start. 男人吃醋，有點小可愛。女人吃醋，第三次世界大戰要爆發瞭。 9. 每個人身邊都有那麼一兩個讓你哭笑不得想罵他“腦殘”的朋友。說他brain-impaired吧，語氣又太重瞭，那麼不妨試試這句話吧：Your brain has two parts: the left and the right. Your left brain has nothing right, and your right brain has nothing left. 大傢覺得這句話怎麼翻譯比較好呢？ 10. PhD的另類解釋：1. Permanent Head Damage永久性腦殘2. Piled Higher and Deeper埋在書堆裡3. Public Hated Degree沒人喜歡的學位4. Potential Heavy Drinker潛在酗酒者5. Parents Have Debts父母欠債6. Please Hire. Desperate絕望中，快雇我！7. People Having Dreams 有夢想的人

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Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said: “I’m obsessed by time。 　　作為世界最為智慧的物理學傢之一，斯蒂芬·霍金曾說過：“我對時間非常癡迷。” 　　Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel TV series has just proved that。 　　我們中的很多人亦是如此，因為“穿越劇”的走紅已經證實瞭這一點。 　　After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved startling ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV。 　　隨著去年《宮》和《步步驚心》接連獲得令人贊嘆的收視率之後，《宮2》於今年1月20日開播，引來無數“穿越迷”的追捧。 　　“It’s fun to watch characters travel back in time and deal with the conflicts between modernity and ancient times,” Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, told China Daily。 　　上海某外企職員夏曉燕(音譯)在接受《中國日報》記者采訪時表示：“看到劇中人物穿越到過去，應對古今之間的矛盾沖突，真是太好玩瞭。” 　　Time travel series connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination, said Cai Yinong, the producer of Startling by Each Step。 　　《步步驚心》制片人蔡藝儂認為，“穿越劇”將古代和現代連接起來，為觀眾提供瞭更多的想象空間。 　　Dream of heroism 　　英雄主義情節 　　Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that’s hard to achieve in reality。 　　豐富的想象力使得青年人能夠有機會實現那些現實中難以企及的夢想。 　　Taiwan writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times。 　　臺灣作傢席絹可謂是中國“穿越劇”的鼻祖。1993年，她出版瞭一本講述一名年輕女子穿越回古代的愛情小說。 　　The protagonist’s modern personality and perception of love helps her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy。 　　主人公憑借現代社會的個性以及對愛情的獨特觀點，令冷俊帥氣的俠客為之傾心。這樣的情節滿足瞭女性讀者們對愛情的幻想。 　　Starting from late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed, with A Step Into the Past as the most popular example。 　　從上世紀90年代末開始，有關男主角穿越回古代的小說作品盛行於市，《尋秦記》便是當時最火的一部。 　　In these stories, the male protagonists accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom。 　　在這些故事中，男主角運用現代的記憶和智慧幹成瞭許多大事。 　　It’s usually a “dream of heroism come true”， along with enviable romances。 　　此類作品通常講述的是 “英雄夢成真”的故事，此外還伴隨著令人艷羨的戀情。 　　The big success of the TV series adapted from A Step Into the Past in 2001 has inspired TV production companies to buy up similar time travel tales. Last year saw their popularity peak。 　　2001年，電視劇《尋秦記》獲得的巨大成功使得電視劇制作公司紛紛收購類似“穿越”題材劇本。就在去年，“穿越劇”達到瞭鼎盛時期。 　　Eye candy 　　人物養眼 　　“I’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” Xia explained her love for time travel TV series。 　　談及自己對於穿越劇的喜愛，夏曉燕(音譯)解釋說：“我之所以對這類戲十分著迷，主要是它們主打驚心動魄、同時又充滿詩情畫意的愛情故事和一眾養眼的男演員。” 　　Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Great Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what’s so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered: “Those attractive characters。” 　　她的想法正好與國內一傢市場信息有限公司於2011年進行的一項調查相呼應。當被問及“穿越劇”為何如此吸引人時，有21%的受訪者回答：“極具魅力的人物角色。” 　　A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey。 　　該調查還發現其更為主要的原因在於此類劇可以讓人感覺到很放松。 　　Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressures in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily。 　　蔡藝儂(音譯)也對這一觀點表示贊同：“現代人總是要在快節奏的生活中面對無窮無盡的壓力，所以這類題材的電視比其他節目更能讓人感到放松，也為人們提供瞭一個極佳的逃離現實的宣泄途徑。” 　　Cultural nostalgia 　　文化懷舊 　　“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey jointly launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December。 　　去年12月，由上海大學和上海社會科學院聯合推出的一份調查報告問及：“如果穿越到過去，最你想回到哪個朝代？” 　　About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations。 　　在2543名受訪者中，有60%的人選擇唐朝，另外兩個熱門選項分別是清朝和春秋戰國時期。 　　Ouyang Guangming, professor at Shanghai University, said at the press release: “The survey result reflects people’s definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside world。” 　　上海大學教授歐陽光明在該活動的新聞發佈會上表示：“該調查結果反映出人們對美好時代的定義：即經濟文化繁榮昌盛，社會安定，官場公正廉潔，對外開放不閉塞。” 　　The love for time traveling is universal。 　　人們普遍存在一種“穿越”情結。 　　Woody Allen’s latest movie Midnight in Paris, which has been nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards, features modernity versus cultural nostalgia。 　　伍迪·艾倫的新作《午夜巴黎》已經被提名角逐2012年奧斯卡最佳影片，最佳導演，最佳原創劇本和最佳藝術指導等獎項。該片一大亮點就在於現代與文化懷舊的對抗。 　　“The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present... The good old days are so alluring because we were not around, however much we wish we were,” The New York Times commented。 　　《紐約時報》評論道：“過去的日子似乎比當下更生動，更充實…過去的美好時光一直誘惑著我們，因為時光不能倒流，無論我們多麼希望也無法回到過去。”

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Apple didn't unveil a new iPhone last month -- but investors will hear the ring of healthy quarterly profits anyway. 蘋果公司（Apple）上月沒有推出新款iPhone手機，但投資者仍將看到該公司良好的季度收益報告。 In failing to unveil a new version, the tech behemoth broke with its usual release pattern of the past few years. Bloomberg NewsiPhone為蘋果創造瞭近一半的收入，也決定著公司的整體發展軌道。由於未能在6月份推出新款iPhone，這傢科技業巨頭過去幾年一以貫之的新產品發佈模式被打破。 Yet Apple is still forecast to show earnings surging 66% to $5.85 a share when it reports results Tuesday for its fiscal third quarter ending June 26. Revenue is expected to climb 59% to $24.99 billion. 但外界仍預計蘋果公司本周二發佈的收益報告將顯示，在截至6月26日的第三財政季度，公司每股收益飆升瞭66%，達到5.85美元；同期收入攀升59%，達到249.9億美元。 The quarter did include the second iteration of the iPad, whose sales are expected to soar compared with last year, when the tablet was launched. Meanwhile, sales of Macs are likely to continue outpacing the broader PC market. 蘋果在這一季度推出瞭平板電腦iPad的新版，其銷量預計將較去年大幅飆升，這款產品是蘋果去年推出的。與此同時，蘋果Mac電腦的銷售情況預計也會繼續強於個人電腦整體市場。 But it is the iPhone, which generates about half of Apple's revenue, that determines the company's overall trajectory. Given the absence of a new version -- now expected in the fall -- iPhone sales are likely to be a little weaker than might have been expected. 但將決定蘋果公司整體業績走勢的卻是iPhone，它創造瞭該公司約一半的收入。鑒於迄今尚無新版推出（市場目前預計新款iPhone將於今年秋季面市），因此iPhone的銷售情況可能會比人們原來預計的差一些。 While a new device historically may have counted for only a few weeks of sales in the June quarter, it has had an outsize impact. Last year, Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s in just three days -- 20% of the quarter's iPhones. 雖然蘋果以往在6月份推出新手機時距第三財政季度結束可能隻有幾周時間瞭，但新手機在這短短幾周的銷售量卻會對公司當季業績產生巨大影響。蘋果去年推出的iPhone 4僅在三天之內就賣出瞭170萬部，相當於iPhone手機第三財政季度總銷量的20%。 Even without such a boost, the momentum of the smartphone market can carry Apple a long way. Strategy Analytics estimates global smartphone shipments increased 71% in the June quarter. No surprise, then, that iPhone sales are expected to be about double the 8.4 million reported for the year-earlier period. 即使沒有新款iPhone的提振，智能手機市場的火爆也能對蘋果公司業績產生很大推動作用。據研究機購Strategy Analytics估計，6月份當季全世界的智能手機發貨量增長瞭71%。在這種情況下，市場預計iPhone手機這一季度的銷量將比去年同期的840萬部增長一倍，也就沒有什麼可奇怪的瞭。 And while sales will be down a little from the March quarter, the drop may not be much more than last year's 4% sequential decline. 雖然iPhone在這一季度的銷量將比前一季度稍有下降，但降幅預計不會明顯高於去年同期4%的下降幅度。 This is due in part to surging iPhone sales in China, according to Tony Berkman, an analyst with ITG Investment Research. China also offset recent softness in Europe. 在研究機構ITG Investment Research的分析師博克曼（Tony Berkman）看來，這一定程度上應歸功於iPhone在中國銷量的大幅增長。中國市場的火爆還抵消瞭歐洲市場最近出現的銷售疲軟。 Weakness there is understandable given economic upheaval. But it likely also reflects the more troublesome issue of gains being made by Apple's big rival: Google-backed Android software that powers numerous smartphones. Cheaper, low-end Android devices now are appearing in some markets. 鑒於歐洲的經濟動蕩局面，iPhone在那裡遭遇銷售疲軟也就不難理解瞭。但iPhone在歐洲銷售遇冷也有可能緣於一個更為棘手的問題：使用Android操作系統的手機正在贏得市場，這一軟件系統是由蘋果的競爭對手谷歌（Google）開發的，目前已為大量智能手機所選用。目前，價格較為便宜的低端Android手機已出現在一些市場上。 To protect its flank, Apple needs a cheaper version of its own device. Markets will be looking for some guidance on that front Tuesday. 為守住陣地，蘋果需要推出售價較低的iPhone手機。市場周二將從該公司發佈季度報告時的聲明中尋找這方面的線索。 Any news could entice investors who have recently kept an Apple out of their diet. 任何相關消息都有可能誘使最近已不再青睞蘋果股票的投資者重拾對這傢公司的興趣。

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4 Common Resume Blunders 4種常見的簡歷重大失誤 Don't Follow in the Footsteps of These Job Seekers 不要步以下這些求職者的後塵 Some people land job interviews quickly and easily, while others struggle through protracted searches with barely a nibble of interest from prospective employers. The difference in results might not involve experience level or qualifications, but the quality of the resume. 一些人迅速而簡單地搞定工作面試，而其他人則長期陷入不能引起潛在雇主一點點興趣的苦境。不同的結果可能不是因為經驗水平，資格造成的，而是因為簡歷的質量。 When reviewing dozens (or even hundreds) of applications, time-strapped hiring managers often give resumes only a quick review to determine which candidates should be called for in-person meetings. If your application materials don't command immediate attention, you could be out of luck. 在審閱數十名（甚至數百名）求職者的時候，時間緊缺的人力資源經理經常隻是迅速地掃一眼求職者的簡歷，然後據此來決定給哪些求職者打電話通知來面試。如果你的申請材料不能迅速引起他們的註意，那麼你就可能落選瞭。 Keep yourself in the running by avoiding the resume mistakes of these common characters: 你可以通過避免犯以下比較普遍的錯誤來贏得勝利。 Generic Jen 大眾化的簡 No two organizations are the same. This simple fact is completely lost on Generic Jen, who submits the same untargeted resume to every company. Instead of taking the time to customize her resume by emphasizing the skills, attributes and professional experience most relevant to each position, she blindly blasts a one-size-fits-all document to any employer with an opening. 沒有兩個組織是相同的。這條簡單的法則在大眾化的簡身上則完全失效瞭，她將簡歷沒有針對性地投向所有公司。她沒有花時間去為每個職位定制一份重點強調適合該職位的技能、特征以及專業知識等的特制簡歷，而是盲目地將一份通用的簡歷發送給所有招聘的雇主。 Takeaway tip: Tailor your content to each opportunity. Whenever possible, integrate relevant keywords found in the job ad. Remember: The more closely your resume matches the prospective employer's qualifications, the better your odds of securing an interview. 應對方法：為每個機會定制你的資料。隻要有可能的話，將在求職廣告中發現的關鍵詞整合起來。記住，你的簡歷越符合潛在雇主的要求，你得到一次面試的機會就越大。

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今天是“六·一”兒童節，讓我們一起回憶一下童年的經典遊戲，大傢順便學習一下用英語怎麼表達這些兒時的遊戲，向外國朋友介紹時也用得上。其中的很多遊戲，外國孩子也是玩得樂此不疲的。 好記的應該是旋轉木馬merry-go-round 瞭吧，讀起來都有一種上上下下、歡快起伏的感覺。祝所有小朋友、大朋友節日快樂！ 有“中國特色”的 今天是“六·一”兒童節，讓我們一起回憶一下童年的經典遊戲，大傢順便學習一下用英語怎麼表達這些兒時的遊戲，向外國朋友介紹時也用得上。其中的很多遊戲，外國孩子也是玩得樂此不疲的。 有“中國特色”的 踢毽子 kick shuttlecock、跳房子 踢毽子 kick shuttlecock、跳房子hopscotch等。

 

 

中外“通用”的 打雪仗 have a snowball fight、捉迷藏 hide-and-seek、跳繩rope skipping、滑梯 slide、打秋千 have a swing、旋轉木馬 merry-go-round等。

 

 

最可愛最好記的應該是旋轉木馬merry-go-round 瞭吧，讀起來都有一種上上下下、歡快起伏的感覺。祝所有小朋友、大朋友節日快樂！ 來源：(http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4711b54e01017ol0.html) - 童年的那些遊戲用英語怎麼說？_新東方_新浪博客

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Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown. 　　國際品牌調研機構明略行(Millward Brown)最新發佈全球品牌排行榜，蘋果成為全球最具價值品牌，結束瞭互聯網搜索巨頭谷歌連續四年雄踞榜首的歷史。 　　The iPhone and iPad maker's brand is now worth $153 billion, almost half Apple's market capitalization, says the annual BrandZ study of the world's top 100 brands. 　　根據年度BrandZ全球最具價值品牌百強榜，蘋果品牌價值高達1530億美元，接近蘋果公司市值的一半。iPhone 和iPad都是蘋果公司旗下產品。 　　Apple's portfolioof coveted consumer goods propelled it past Microsoft to become the world's most valuable technology company last year. 　　去年，蘋果憑借一系列受消費者喜愛的產品超過微軟，成為全球市值最高的科技公司。 　　Peter Walshe, global brands director of Millward Brown, says Apple's meticulousattention to detail, along with an increasing presence of its gadgets in corporate environments, have allowed it to behave differently from other consumer-electronics makers. 　　明略行公司全球品牌總監彼得—沃爾什稱，蘋果對細節精益求精、推出的辦公適用產品越來越多樣，使其不同於其他電子產品制造商。 　　"Apple is breaking the rules in terms of its pricing model," he told the reporters by telephone. "It's doing what luxury brands do, where the higher price the brand is, the more it seems to underpin and reinforce the desire." 　　他在電話采訪中說：“蘋果正打破定價機制。它的做法類似於奢侈品牌。品牌越值錢，人們購買的欲望就越強烈。” 　　"Obviously, it has to be allied to great products and a great experience, and Apple has nurtured that." 　　“很明顯，這有賴於優質的產品和豐富的經驗，而蘋果已經具備瞭這些。” 　　By contrast, one of the brands most threatened by Apple's rising popularity in offices took a big hit in the survey. 　　相比之下，受到蘋果辦公用品受好評沖擊最大的黑莓品牌卻在調查中表現不佳。 　　Research In Motion's BlackBerry brand lost a fifth of its brand value. Among technology companies, only Nokia's 28 percent decline was steeper. 　　動態研究公司(RIM)的黑莓品牌價值下跌瞭20%。在科技公司中，僅有諾基亞比它表現更糟，下跌瞭28%。 　　Of the top 10 brands in Monday's report, six were technology and telecoms companies: Google at number two, IBM at number three, Microsoft at number five, AT&T at number seven and China Mobile at number nine. 　　在排名前十的品牌中，六個來自科技和電信公司：谷歌第二、IBM第三、微軟第五、美國電信第七、中國移動第九。該榜單於本周一公佈。 　　McDonald's rose two places to number four, as fast food became the fastest-growing category, Coca-Cola slipped one place to number six, Marlboro was also down one to number eight, and General Electric was number 10. 　　麥當勞排名第四，比去年上升兩位，快餐業成為增長最快的品牌種類。可口可樂排名第六，比去年下滑一位。萬寶路排名第八，也下滑一位。通用電氣排名第十。 　　Facebook entered the top 100 at number 35 with a brand valued at $19.1 billion, while Chinese search engine Baidu rose to number 29 from 46. 　　Facebook也躋身該榜，排名第35，品牌價值為191億美元。中國網絡搜索引擎百度從第46位上升至第29位。 　　The total value of the top 100 brands rose by 17 percent to $2.4 trillion, as the global economy shifted to growth. 　　隨著全球經濟回暖，百強榜中的品牌總價值為2.4萬億美元，比去年上升瞭17%。

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　　A Southern Californian woman called in a bomb threat to stop her husband getting on a flight at Los Angeles International Airport to visit a woman with whom she thought he was having an affair, the FBI reportedly said.

　　Johnna Woolfolk of Lynwood reportedly called AirTran Airways at LAX on Nov. 27 and said her husband was carrying a bomb and boarding an Atlanta-bound flight.

　　After FBI agents tracked her down, Woolfolk admitted the call was a hoax and that she had recently had marital difficulties, the LA Times reported.

　　Her husband, when he was intercepted at the airport, also said he was having marital problems and his wife wanted him to stay, FBI Special Agent David Gates said.

　　Woolfolk was expected to plead guilty during a Jan. 9 hearing to providing false and misleading information about the LA-Atlanta flight.

　　Defense lawyer Gordon Turner said on Thursday that Woolfolk, who is about 50, admitted in court and to the FBI that she made the call and she now realizes it was wrong.

　　Woolfolk is caring for her dying mother in the couple's Lynwood home and it has been stressful, the lawyer said, adding she also believes her husband of 30 years is having an affair and was flying to Atlanta to meet the woman.

　　Woolfolk broke down in tears after authorities replayed her conversation with the AirTran operator, Gates reportedly wrote in an affidavit. "She stated that she was not thinking, she did not want to hurt anyone and did not want to cause harm."

　　"Making a threat to an airline is a serious offense and will be prosecuted," the LA Times quoted FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller as saying. "The response to these hoaxes is a great expense to the government."

　　據報道，美國聯邦調查局稱，南加州一位女性近日為瞭阻止丈夫在洛杉磯國際機場登機去看望他的“情人”，竟然謊稱丈夫攜帶炸彈。她認為丈夫與此女有婚外情。

　　據報道，林伍德市的喬安娜?伍爾福克在11月27日給洛杉磯國際機場的穿越航空公司打電話，舉報丈夫攜帶炸彈登上瞭一架前往亞特蘭大的飛機。

　　《洛杉磯時報》報道稱，在美國聯邦調查局特工追蹤到她後，伍爾福克承認這個電話是騙局，她最近遇到瞭婚姻問題。

　　美國聯邦調查局特工大衛?蓋茨說，在機場被攔下的丈夫也表示遇到瞭婚姻問題，而且他的妻子想讓他留下。

　　因對這架洛杉磯飛往亞特蘭大的航班提供虛假和誤導信息，伍爾福克將在明年1月9日的一次聽證會上認罪。

　　辯護律師戈登特納上周四說，大約50歲的伍爾福克向法庭及美國聯邦調查局承認她打瞭這通電話，並且現在意識到瞭錯誤。

　　辯護律師說，伍爾福克正在他們位於林伍德的傢中照顧病危的母親，精神緊張。律師還補充說，伍爾福克認為結婚30年的丈夫有婚外情，打算飛往亞特蘭大和情人約會。

　　據報道，蓋茨在口供中寫道，在有關官員重播瞭她與穿越航空公司操作員的對話後，伍爾福克留下瞭淚水。“她說她當時沒仔細想，她不想傷害任何人，也不想帶來危害。”

　　《洛杉磯時報》援引美國聯邦調查局女發言人勞拉?艾米勒的話說：“威脅航空公司是很嚴重的過錯，會被起訴。這些謊話導致政府花瞭好多冤枉錢。”

 

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牛津大學主要捐贈人、敘利亞出生的億萬富翁瓦菲克·賽義德向牛津大學賽義德商學院捐款1500萬英鎊(約合1.5億元人民幣)建造新大樓，並計劃用撒切爾夫人的名字命名這棟新建築。然而此舉卻遭到牛津大學許多教師的反對。據悉，這並不是撒切爾夫人第一次在牛津這所知名學府遭到冷遇。1985年，牛津大學曾拒絕授予撒切爾夫人榮譽學位，盡管她是二戰後第一位曾在該校接受教育的英國首相。 而這一計劃的支持者則認為，當年大傢反對授予撒切爾夫人榮譽學位是因為對她當時的政策有所不滿，現在她已經不再是首相，學校完全可以用她的名字命名新樓。賽義德作為新大樓大部分資金的投資者，有為新大樓命名的權利，但是還需要經過學校行政委員會和由學者和學校官員組成的專門委員會審核通過後才能正式命名。 Baroness Thatcher is at the centre of a new row at Oxford University after plans to name a building after Britain's first female Prime Minister were revealed. Some academics are hoping to snub one of the university's most illustrious alumnae again - more than 25 years after protests there led to her being denied an honorary degree. Thatcher became the first Oxford educated Prime Minister since the Second World War to be refused an honorary degree from the University in 1985 following student protests amidst cuts to education. And now 17 years on a new revolt could halt plans to name a new facility after her. Oxford donor and Syrian born billionaire Wafic Saïd is said to have donated £15 million towards a new facility at Oxford's Saïd Business School, due to open in the autumn, and has indicated that he wants to name it after the women he describes as 'lioness'. But the news is not being welcomed by everyone. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Bernard Sufrin, a fellow at Worcester College, said signatories would be 'lining up' to force a vote against the 'inconceivable' plans. He said 'I hope that those responsible for naming the building will take advice from those – now retired – leading members of the University who oversaw the embarrassing fiasco of an honorary degree for Mrs Thatcher being proposed only to be rejected by a large majority of the Congregation. 'It is inconceivable that Congregation would accede to such a naming.' Mr Siad has long been and admirer of The Iron Lady and is given the naming opportunity because he has provided at least 51 per cent of capital funding to the building. In 1996 he donated £23 million to establish the Saïd Business School at the university and he has since made an additional £15 million donation to help pay for the new building. In order for the naming to get the go ahead it must first go before a series of administrative committees and subcommittees made up of academics and officials.

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A delivery man carries a bouquet of white roses for delivery on Valentine's Day in New York City February 14, 2008. Consumers will be digging deeper into their pockets to buy flowers, gift cards and chocolates on Valentine's Day with average spending expected to rise eight percent over last year to nearly $200. And along with their expanding wallets 4 million Americans are expected to pop the question or receive a proposal on Feb 14. "We've seen a consistent trend of consumers saying they will spend more, from holiday shopping to 2012 travel plans, and spending plans for Feb 14 are no exception," said Sonali Chakravorti, vice president at American Express. In its latest spending and savings tracker American Express questioned 2,000 adults across the United States to gauge how much and on what consumers will be spending their money on Cupid's big day. Nearly half of people said they intend to celebrate at a favorite restaurant, seven percent more than last year. Flowers are still the most popular gift for a Valentine, followed by gift cards, jewelry and electronics. Among couples getting betrothed, 30 percent said they would propose during a weekend getaway or vacation, which have been dubbed engagementcations. To seal the deal, 48 percent of people think an engagement ring costing between $1,000 to $5,000 would be appropriate but 22 percent said up to $2,000 for bling would be more realistic, while five percent thought nothing of spending $10,000 or more on a ring. Although nearly 40 percent of women think whoever asked for the date should pay for it, 14 percent said the bill should be split, but most unmarried men said they would cover the cost of the date. Finances can be a delicate subject, so half of people don't talk about money until they have been together six months and 20 percent of married couples did not broach the subject until after they have tied the knot. After marriage money matters can be a cause of disagreements, although the poll showed arguments over household budgets, spending on the children and everyday purchases have declined since last year. More men than women take credit for paying credit cards, property and school taxes and for filing income taxes, according to the poll, but 70 percent of women said they managed the household budgets. 情人節這天消費者將花更多錢用於購買鮮花、賀卡和巧克力，預計今年情人節的人均花費將接近200美元，比去年上漲8%。 隨著錢包漸漸鼓起來，四百萬美國人將在2月14日求婚或者接受求婚。 美國運通副總裁索娜麗•查克拉沃提說：“我們看到消費者一致傾向於更多消費，無論是假日購物還是2012旅遊計劃，2月14日的消費計劃也不例外。” 美國運通公司通過它最新的消費和儲蓄追蹤系統對美國各地2000名成人進行瞭調查，以此估測在丘比特的大日子裡，消費者會在何種物品上消費多少錢。 近一半的人稱他們打算去最喜愛的餐館慶祝，該比例相對去年上升瞭7%。鮮花依然是情人節最受歡迎的禮物，其次是賀卡、珠寶和電子產品。 那些準備訂婚的情侶有30%稱他們會在被譽為“訂婚假日”的情人節周末或情人節假期求婚。 要達成婚約，48%的人認為一千到五千美元的訂婚戒指是合適的，但是22%的人認為花兩千美元買戒指將更為現實，5%的人認為就算花費上萬美元買個戒指也沒有什麼。 近40%的女性認為約會邀請者應該買單，14%的女性卻認為費用應該平攤。不過大多數未婚男性稱他們會為約會買單。 資產是一個敏感話題，所以半數人在一起的前六個月都不談錢，20%的已婚夫婦一直到結婚後才會開始提及這個話題。 結婚以後錢財問題可能會導致分歧，不過民意調查顯示，自去年來有關傢庭預算、孩子花銷、日常開支的爭吵已有所減少。 調查顯示，男性會更多地承擔償付信用卡、上繳財產稅和教育稅以及申報所得稅等責任，但也有70%的女性稱她們傢裡的管賬人。